Gloria in excelsis deo BWV 191; BC E 16 GND
- Genre
- Cantata
- Proper
- Psalm: Psalm 92
Epistel: Titus 2, Vers 11–14
Epistel: Jesaja 9, Vers 2–7
Gospel: Lukas 2, Vers 1–14
Week song: Gelobet seist du, Jesus Christ (M. Luther 1524) - Scoring
- S*, T*, 2 S, A, T, B; 3 Tr, Timp, 2 Fl trav, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc
- Date of origin, Work history
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um 1742?
First performance between 1743–1746 (watermark/features of the autograph score); or possibly already on December 25, 1742, during an academic ceremony at the Paulinerkirche (Rathey BJ 2013 and Leaver BJ 2013). Movement 1 originates from BWV 232.2/4–5, and movements 2–3 were parodied from BWV 232.2/8 and 12 - relation to other works:
- is part of BWV diverse [o.Jg.]
- Link to videos:
- Gloria in excelsis deo, BWV 191 (Netherlands Bach Society)
- Libretto
- Movement 1: Luke 2, 14. Movement 2–3: Minor Doxology (Gloria Patri)
Link to lyrics
- Original sources
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D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1145 [Score]
- Edition
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BG 41, S.3 (A. Dörffel, 1894);
NBA I/2, S. 171 (Alfred Dürr, 1957) – Critical report (1957), S. 154 - Literature
- Rathey BJ 2013; Leaver BJ 2013
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000232
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000232
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- Last changed
- 2023-09-12 : 11:40:05
